Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.04% where the current academic year rate is 57.67% at District of Columbia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 54.09% and women students' rate is 55.76%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into District of Columbia Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at District of Columbia Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 55.07% | 55.19% | 55.03% |
| 2015-16 | 54.61% -0.46% |
53.66% -1.54% |
55.27% 0.24% |
| 2016-17 | 49.60% -5.01% |
48.75% -4.90% |
49.89% -5.38% |
| 2017-18 | 51.62% 2.02% |
49.74% 0.99% |
52.56% 2.67% |
| 2018-19 | 50.77% -0.85% |
50.80% 1.06% |
51.15% -1.41% |
| 2019-20 | 52.95% 2.18% |
52.35% 1.55% |
53.59% 2.44% |
| 2020-21 | 53.97% 1.02% |
51.10% -1.25% |
58.59% 5.00% |
| 2021-22 | 57.99% 4.03% |
53.94% 2.83% |
58.98% 0.39% |
| 2022-23 | 60.93% 2.94% |
61.68% 7.75% |
60.32% 1.34% |
| 2023-24 | 60.24% -0.69% |
60.59% -1.09% |
60.06% -0.26% |
| 2024-25 | 57.67% -2.57% |
57.19% -3.40% |
57.90% -2.16% |
| Average | 55.04% | 54.09% | 55.76% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 32.10% where the current academic year yield is 27.89%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at District of Columbia Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 34.09% | 35.27% | 33.36% |
| 2015-16 | 35.00% 0.91% |
36.30% 1.03% |
33.34% -0.02% |
| 2016-17 | 34.57% -0.43% |
33.64% -2.65% |
33.59% 0.26% |
| 2017-18 | 37.38% 2.81% |
36.39% 2.74% |
37.44% 3.84% |
| 2018-19 | 34.84% -2.54% |
41.54% 5.16% |
33.77% -3.67% |
| 2019-20 | 33.21% -1.62% |
31.14% -10.40% |
32.64% -1.13% |
| 2020-21 | 29.84% -3.37% |
31.05% -0.09% |
29.11% -3.53% |
| 2021-22 | 31.30% 1.45% |
29.12% -1.94% |
31.14% 2.04% |
| 2022-23 | 28.50% -2.80% |
32.32% 3.20% |
28.33% -2.81% |
| 2023-24 | 26.51% -1.99% |
27.41% -4.91% |
27.23% -1.10% |
| 2024-25 | 27.89% 1.38% |
27.94% 0.53% |
27.57% 0.34% |
| Average | 32.10% | 32.92% | 31.59% |
The average number of applicants is 96,622, the average number of admitted is 37,264, and the average number of enrolled students is 9,175 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to District of Columbia Colleges decreased by 1.83% (2,025 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at District of Columbia Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 75,143 | 31,109 | 8,585 |
| 2015-16 | 78,552 4.54% |
31,714 1.94% |
8,944 4.18% |
| 2016-17 | 90,284 14.94% |
29,865 -5.83% |
7,883 -11.86% |
| 2017-18 | 91,344 1.17% |
32,914 10.21% |
9,416 19.45% |
| 2018-19 | 96,684 5.85% |
33,150 0.72% |
8,981 -4.62% |
| 2019-20 | 96,313 -0.38% |
34,533 4.17% |
9,129 1.65% |
| 2020-21 | 99,457 3.26% |
38,269 10.82% |
8,556 -6.28% |
| 2021-22 | 110,945 11.55% |
45,832 19.76% |
10,429 21.89% |
| 2022-23 | 100,365 -9.54% |
41,460 -9.54% |
9,882 -5.24% |
| 2023-24 | 110,863 10.46% |
43,151 4.08% |
9,550 -3.36% |
| 2024-25 | 112,888 1.83% |
47,907 11.02% |
9,567 0.18% |
| Average | 96,622 | 37,264 | 9,175 |